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Private-pay “crime stoppers”: Digesting the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division launched its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (“Criminal Whistleblower Program”) in August of 2024 to encourage tips for various types of fraud, including...more

Perkins Coie

False Claims Act Qui Tam Lawsuits Increased to 979 in FY 2024—the Highest Ever

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Whistleblowers filed 979 qui tam lawsuits under the False Claims Act (FCA) in Fiscal Year 2024—the highest number in a single year and 35% more than in the prior year—the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Overall,...more

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Second Circuit Expands Anti-Kickback Statute Liability: “At Least One Purpose” is Enough

In a significant ruling, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently expanded the scope of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).The Court joined other circuit courts across the country in adopting, for the first time, the...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - December 2024 - Customs Fraud Investigations Expected to Increase Under Trump Tariffs

President-elect Trump has repeatedly stated that he will increase tariffs. While it is unclear to what extent, while campaigning he proposed a 10% to 20% tariff on all imports and an additional 60% or more on goods from...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Into the AI Future: What a Relator’s Use of AI in a Recent FCA Case Portends About the Future of Whistleblowing

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A recent California False Claims Act (CFCA) settlement highlights how relators are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) tools to allege fraud and other issues. By understanding how AI may be used by relators or other...more

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DOJ Went Down to Georgia: Lessons Learned from Recent Cybersecurity Enforcement Actions

Some might say there’s little difference between dealing with the devil and being a federal contractor. And for the unwary or unprepared, that may not be far off. Federal contracting comes with a litany of “fine print” that...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Let’s Make a Deal with DOJ: The Impact of the DOJ’s New Whistleblower Reward Program on Corporate Compliance

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While Monty Hall (or for the current generation, Wayne Brady) was nowhere in sight, it was difficult not to think about the show “Let’s Make a Deal” while sitting in the audience at the American Bar Association’s 39th...more

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The United States Intervenes in its First False Claims Act Cybersecurity Case

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The United States notified the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia that it plans to intervene in a False Claims Act case filed against Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Georgia Tech) by its Associate...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

The compliance lessons in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in U.S. ex rel Schutte v. SuperValu, Inc.

The False Claims Act (FCA) permits private individuals to bring lawsuits in the name of the United States—called qui tam—against those they believe have defrauded the federal government: 31 U.S.C. § 3730(b). The FCA thereby...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

“Shotgun Pleadings” Ineffective for FCA Claims

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On April 21, 2022, the Northern District of Georgia granted a motion to dismiss a False Claims Act (“FCA”) suit brought against ERMI LLC (“ERMI”), a medical device manufacturer, describing the complaint as a “shotgun...more

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First False Claims Act Settlement under DOJ’s Cyber-Fraud Initiative

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On March 8, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first settlement under its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, as Comprehensive Health Services, LLC (CHS), a global medical services provider, agreed to pay $930,000 in...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Priorities in the Wake of COVID-19 - Diagnosing Health Care Podcast

In this Diagnosing Health Care episode, hear how the government’s fraud and abuse enforcement priorities have shifted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and how compliance programs must also pivot to mitigate new risks. The...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Fraud and the Risk of FCA Litigation in the Time of COVID-19

The $1.4 trillion set aside for loans to small, medium and large businesses in the CARES Act stimulus package makes compliance more crucial than ever for U.S. companies. Any entity that receives government funds may face...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What Must the Government Prove to Establish that a Defendant Recklessly Interpreted a Statute or Regulation in Violation of the...

If you read one thing... - Learn what evidence the government or the relator must establish to prove that the defendant “recklessly” interpreted a statute or regulation in violation of the FCA. - Understand...more

Carlton Fields

Justice Department Recovers Nearly $6 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in 2014

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained a record $5.69 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in fiscal year 2014. This marks the first time the DOJ...more

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The False Claims Act is Not a License to Divulge Employer Confidences

Health care employers concerned that former employees may misappropriate the company’s confidential information to support qui tam lawsuits under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) received guidance from a recent court decision. ...more

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